community futures thompson country

Community Futures Thompson Country (CFTC) is the most important small business development organization in the region. Their experts offer local assistance from 34 offices throughout rural BC. They have a wide variety of services and tools available to help entrepreneurs and small business owners achieve their goals, including business support services, business planning advice, loans, and self-employment assistance. Compared with other traditional source financing options, the businesses of Community Futures clients grow faster and last longer. CFTC provides financing alternatives to small and medium enterprises when access to credit is a challenge to starting or growing their business. They are different than a bank and use different lending criteria. They focus on rural development and providing business financing to small local businesses. CFTC is a non-profit community business financing organization created to support small and medium sized enterprises throughout rural BC, paving the way for diversified local economies and job creation. In 2013, the 34 Community Futures offices in British Columbia gave out more than 600 loans totaling $32 million, which helped create or maintain 2,800 jobs in B.C. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @Comm_FuturesTC and check out our website http://www.communityfutures.net/